2023 Chateau des Jacques Fleurie Beaujolais 6pk 6x750ml

Chateau des Jacques Fleurie comes from one of Beaujolais's most elegant crus — a region that turns Gamay into something closer to serious Burgundy than the fruit-bomb reputation suggests. Since Maison Louis Jadot acquired this 1924-founded estate in 1996, the winemaking has leaned into structure without losing the floral lift Fleurie is known for. This is Burgundy-caliber rigor applied to Beaujolais.

The fruit comes from high-altitude parcels — Bel Air, Grille-Midi, and Cercillon — all planted above 300 meters where the air is cooler and the hang time longer. Hand-picked, hand-sorted, then given a slow three-to-four-week maceration in a mix of concrete and oak. Semi-carbonic, butrestrained. The result is a wine that picks up dark-berry weight and mineral spine without losing the violet and tea aromatics that make Fleurie Fleurie.

In the glass: black cherry, light loam, steely minerality, violets, black tea. Medium-plus body, medium-plus acidity, and a seamless, savory mouthfeel. Pomegranate and blackberry blend with cranberry, red currant, black pepper. The finish is dry, balanced, with faint dusty tannins that fade cleanly. Wine Enthusiast scored it 93 — rare air for a Beaujolais at this price.

$30 for a wine that drinks like $50 Burgundy. The kind of bottle that makes you question why you've been spending twice as much for less depth. Buy the six-pack and cellar it for eight to ten years, or pull the cork tonight — it's open and ready now.